Guardian - “CD of the Week”
HANDEL “Messiah” (Hyperion)
Andrew Foster-Williams' singing is marvelous. "Why do the nations" is thrillingly dispatched, and he holds the listener in the palm of his hand as he confides "Behold I tell you a mystery"
David Vickers - Gramophone
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PURCELL “The Fairy Queen” DVD
WINNER OF 2010 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FOR BEST DVD PERFORMANCE
Glyndebourne Festival’s lavish production of The Fairy Queen, directed by Jonathan Kent and conducted by William Christie, and in which Andrew starred, has now been released on DVD.
No praise is too high for bass-baritone Andrew Foster-Williams
Michael Church - The Independent
Andrew Foster-Williams sings with gusto and appears comfortable as an extraordinary variety of characters
David Vickers - Gramophone
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NOMINATED FOR 2011 GRAMOPHONE AWARD
Handel FLAVIO
Christian Curnyn, Conductor
Golden-age singing from Tim Mead, Iestyn Davies, Rosemary Joshua and Andrew Foster-Williams
Rupert Christiansen - Telegraph
Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies, Andrew Foster-Williams et al bring this lovely work to glorious life with fizzing ornaments and coloraturas
Michael Church - The Independent (ALBUM OF THE WEEK)
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GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE’S ‘CD OF THE MONTH’
Stravinsky PULCINELLA, L'Oiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Yakov Kreizberg, Conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams, Kenneth Tarver and Renata Pokupić
A worthy memorial to a fine artist
John Warrack - Gramophone
*NEWS*
Andrew is honoured that he has been made a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in London. The Fellowship is awarded to those musicians who have distinguished themselves within the profession. He feels incredibly humbled and very touched to learn that he has inherited the Fellowship of the great tenor Philip Langridge, who sadly passed away in 2010.
Haydn DIE JAHRESZEITEN (The Seasons)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor
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Andrew Foster-Williams’ vivid bass-baritone, a model of vocal security and textual definition
George Hall - BBC Music Magazine
Andrew Foster-Williams, a fine classical stylist, is breezily extrovert in the ploughman’s song and the bird-shoot, and brings a grave intensity of line to his momento mori in Winter.
Richard Wigmore - Gramophone
WINNER Association of German Record Critics’ Award as “A Recording of Exceptional Artistry”
NOMINATED 2012 International Classical Music Awards
Campra LE CARNAVAL DE VENISE
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Andrew Foster-Williams on hugely impressive form
Max Loppert - Opera
The music is irresistible in a performance as charismatic as this – so vivid that one can see, in the mind’s eye, all the fun and frolics on stage. Niquet and his ensemble display the sort of effortless stylishness that makes this music as fresh as the day it was composed * * * * *
Andrew Clark - The Financial Times
Anne Midgette
The Washington Post
ANDREW FOSTER-WILLIAMS
photo paul foster-williams
Andrew Foster-Williams as Simon is a real bass, excelling as ploughman or huntsman and never turning cavernous
International Record Review
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Michael Church
The Independent
Eric Dahan
Libération
Patrick O'Connor
Opera
Joeseph A. Newsome
Voix des Arts
*NEWS*
Andrew had a tremendous success with his role debut as Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress at the Opéra National de Lorraine with Tito Muñoz, conducting
This charismatic bass-baritone, singing brilliantly and dominating the stage, is certainly ready to tackle more demanding roles
Rolf Fath - Opera
Andrew Foster-Williams holds the attention of the audience with the energy of someone who has great experience, and with sensational vocal ability which he uses with total freedom, he easily makes his mark in the role of Nick - this is particularly justified in the magnificent final scenes in which the British bass-baritone excels
François Lehel - Opéra
The great discovery of the show is Andrew Foster-Williams
Caroline Alexander - Webthea
The standout of the cast is baritone Andrew Foster-Williams
Didier Hemardinquer - Est Republicain
As Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress
*Listen to Andrew singing Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress (Live recording)
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NEW RELEASE - MAY 2012
SUNDAY TIME’S ‘CD OF THE WEEK’
Händel ALCESTE
with Andrew Foster-Williams, Lucy Crowe and Benjamin Hulett
The Early Opera Company
Christian Curnyn, Conductor
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*Listen to an excerpt of Andrew singing Hercules in Dauvergne’s Hercule Mourant live from the Opéra Royal de Versailles
